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Champagne Cauldron, Wairakei, New Zealand, so named because of the exquisite sparkle of its ever-boiling contents
The most impressive sight in the Geyser Valley at wairakei it the Champagne Cauldron, so named because of the exquisite sparkle of its ever-boiling contents. The huge opening in the ground is 83 feet in depth, and measures 60 feet by 80 feet from lip…
Queenstown and The Remarkables, Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand. The Remarkables are jagged precipices, 7688 feet high
Queenstown, the sanatorium of the South, is a beautifully situated town on the eastern shores of Lake Wakatipu, 196 miles north-west of Dunedin. It nestles under the shadow of high hills, and steps down gentle terraces left and right to meet the blue…
The Rimutaka Incline, New Zealand. The length of the line is three miles; the average grade being one in fifteen
One of the chief excursions from the City of Wellington, and certainly one of the most interesting in the colony, is the railway ride over the Rimutakas. Although the line can in no way compare with the wonderful engineering enterprises in the Rocky…
The Gem of Jenolan. An exquisite effect of tinted and crystal-like limestone at the Jenolan Caves, N.S.W., Australia
It would indeed be difficult to find a more beautiful natural formation than that revealed to us in the cave known as the Gem of Jenolan. It is reached by a passage from the Jubilee Cave, and has been divided by the architectural processes of the…
Wellington, New Zealand. A bird's-eye view from Queens Park, Thorndon, showing the Harbour and Oriental Bay
Looking southwards from the Queen's Park, Wellington, a very fine panoramic view is to be had of the whole of the city and the surrounding hill suburbs. The signal station is situated on the highest point of the mountain range, in the background,…
At the Cataract Gorge, Launceston, Tasmania. A fine view of the Pathway, the Aqueduct, and the South Esk River
The Cataract Cliff Grounds, in Launceston, Tasmania, are a striking instance of what may be accomplished by the co-operation of Nature and Art. The pathway that we see below us has been constructed along the face of the towering cliff for about a…
Sons of Australia's aboriginal huntsmen and warriors, with their boomerangs: copy 1 of 2
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Boomerangs mid-air, on flight which will curve back to the thrower, N.S.W., Australia
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Elizabeth Street and the Union Bank of Australia, Hobart, Tasmania
This scene is that of a business center in Hobart, Tasmania. Hobart is the capital and largest city of the island. It is situated in the southeastern corner of the island. The city has enjoyed an increasing prosperity ever since its founding by…
The Tasmanian devil or ursine dasyure (dasyurus ursinus)
Photographed from life by Frank Haes. And published under the auspices of the Council of the Zoological Society of London.
